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Cold Dog Soup

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[Intro]
Am   G   F   E7
[Verse 1]
AmWilliam Butler Yeats in jeans
GGot up to play guitar and sing
FIn some joint in Mission Beach E7last night
AmAt the door sat Tom Waits
GIn a pork pie hat and silver skates
FJugglin' three collection plates, E7Jesus Christ
[Verse 2]
AmTownes Van Zandt standin' at the bar
GSkinnin' a Hollywood movie star
FCan't remember where he parked his car
E7Or to whom he lost the keys
AmFull of angst and hillbilly haiku
GWhat's a poor Ft. Worth boy to do
FGo on rhyme something for 'em man
E7Show 'em how you really feel
[Chorus]
FAin't no money in Cpoetry
GThat's what sets the Ampoet free
FI've had all the Cfreedom I can Gstand
FCold dog soup and Crainbow pie
GIs all it takes to Amget me by
FFool my belly till the Cday I die
GCold dog soup and Amrainbow pie
[Verse 3]
AmGinsberg and Kerouac
GShootin' dice playin' Ramblin' Jack's Fguitar
With the cowboy paintin' E7pickguard on it
AmAnd they sat in the back and they drank for free
GAnd rhymed orange with Rosalie
FNow there's a pride of lions E7to draw to
[Chorus]
FAin't no money in Cpoetry
GThat's what sets the Ampoet free
FI've had all the Cfreedom I can Gstand
FCold dog soup and Crainbow pie
GIs all it takes to Amget me by
FFool my belly till the Cday I die
GCold dog soup and Amrainbow pie

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Cold Dog Soup

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G F E7

[Verse 1]

William Butler Yeats in jeans

Got up to play guitar and sing

F E7

In some joint in Mission Beach last night

At the door sat Tom Waits

In a pork pie hat and silver skates

F E7

Jugglin' three collection plates, Jesus Christ

[Verse 2]

Townes Van Zandt standin' at the bar

Skinnin' a Hollywood movie star

Can't remember where he parked his car

Or to whom he lost the keys

Full of angst and hillbilly haiku

What's a poor Ft. Worth boy to do

Go on rhyme something for 'em man

Show 'em how you really feel

[Chorus]

F C

Ain't no money in poetry

G Am

That's what sets the poet free

F C G

I've had all the freedom I can stand

F C

Cold dog soup and rainbow pie

G Am

Is all it takes to get me by

F C

Fool my belly till the day I die

G Am

Cold dog soup and rainbow pie

[Verse 3]

Ginsberg and Kerouac

G F

Shootin' dice playin' Ramblin' Jack's guitar

With the cowboy paintin' pickguard on it

And they sat in the back and they drank for free

And rhymed orange with Rosalie

F E7

Now there's a pride of lions to draw to

[Chorus]

F C

Ain't no money in poetry

G Am

That's what sets the poet free

F C G

I've had all the freedom I can stand

F C

Cold dog soup and rainbow pie

G Am

Is all it takes to get me by

F C

Fool my belly till the day I die

G Am

Cold dog soup and rainbow pie

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